"Seriously? A delayed plane? Just our luck…" Finn groaned. He glanced at Amanda and instantly knew what the petrified look on her face meant. This simple fact made him smile, for he loved how well he knew her and what she was thinking at most, if not all, times. "Amanda, don't read into this" he whispered softly in her ear.
"I can't help it, can you blame me?" she whispered back, while Finn drew back and kissed her cheek and putting a protective arm around her waist.
"No, I can't, but you promised" he eyed her seriously. He wasn't going to let anything or anyone ruin the next two weeks that he was going to spend relaxing with his wife.
"I know…" Amanda grinned a small grin, "I'll be good."
"I know you're trying," Finn said.
"I truly am. You have to understand how paranoid all the years with the Keepers has made me to just get up and go to the bathroom by myself" Amanda exclaimed, sending Finn into hysterics. Amanda slapped him in the side. "Shut up."
"Sorry" Finn cleared his throat but continued to grin like an idiot. "You really can't go to the bathroom by yourself?"
"Finn!"
"What?"
"I was using that as an example…a joke!"
"Oh, totally knew that" Finn said as his grin didn't show any sign of disappearing.
"Butthead…"Amanda said as she crossed her arms, pretending to look mad, but Finn knew better, especially since she was trying not to laughed with him.
"And so our honeymoon begins" Finn hugged her.
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"Sooo…." Maybeck said, breaking the silence that seemed to have fallen upon the three of them.
"I'm still trying to figure out how to start this session" Philby confessed.
"I'm still wondering why you're here Philby…" Charlene said, hoping he would explain, "Last time I check, you weren't a therapist."
"I had to pick up a second job. Last time I checked, you two weren't having problems" Philby came back with, making Maybeck feel pretty good at this point, thinking the exact thing that Philby had said.
"Neither did I" Maybeck put his head in his hand, trying to figure out why he was there.
"I told you, it's not that we have problems, I just thought it was a good idea" Charlene insisted.
Maybeck could tell she was getting frustrated. "Why is that Charlie?" Philby asked.
"Because, it was a good idea."
"You keep saying that but I have yet to hear a real reason" Maybeck carried on, determined to get the truth out of her.
"That is a real reason," Charlene said.
"No, it's not!" Maybeck exclaimed, fed up with the whole situation.
"Guys, Maybeck, calm down" Philby said.
"Dude, no offense, but we don't have problems!" Maybeck continued.
"Yes we DO!" Charlene said, louder than Maybeck was aware Charlene could make.
"Charlie?" Maybeck, dumbfounded, looked at her with a strange fear of what she was going to say next. He noticed a tear starting down her cheek. "Baby…?"
"Charlie? Are you ok?" Philby asked, also concerned about where this was going.
"I'm fine," she said quietly.
Maybeck stood up, paced around a little, until coming to a stop on the other side of the room, leaning against the wall.
"Why didn't you tell me you thought we had problems…" Maybeck asked quietly, "and if you don't mind, could you possibly fill me in on what our problems are? Because, I'm apparently clueless."
Charlene didn't stir or show any intention of doing so.
"Charlene" Philby said gently, "Are you nervous about getting married?"
Charlene's head snapped up just as Maybeck's did, which confirmed Philby's assumption.
"Charlie, is he right?" Maybeck asked desperately. Philby thought he heard Maybeck's voice crack.
"Yes" she answered in barely a whisper.
Philby sighed, "Are you seriously have seconds thoughts?" Charlene didn't' answer right away, but hung her heard and nodded slightly.
"Charlene…" Maybeck choked out.
"That's what I was afraid of" Philby confessed again, wishing that he'd been wrong.
Hmmm right? Yeah so that's more of what this story is going to be like. Scatterbrained but with a purpose ;)
Thoughts? Comment!
-Amanda
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